Spring has well and truly sprung and 2017 is
flying by at an alarming rate. We’ll be dusting off the Christmas decorations
in no time! Well, maybe it’s not flying by that fast but we can hardly
believe we’re over a quarter of the way through 2017 already.

As we head into spring we thought it would be
the perfect time to take a look back at some of the biggest vaping stories that
came to the forefront during the first three months of 2017.

Landmark Vaping
Research

2017 has seen some landmark vaping studies
releasing details of exciting research that confirms the harm reduction
benefits vaping can offer.

In January we saw the University of Victoria
release their ‘Clearing the Air’ report, which discussed
the unfounded fears that vaping could act as a gateway to smoking.

Meanwhile, in February the NHS shared details of a study that
involved 181 smokers and ex-smokers, which monitored levels of toxic chemicals
and carcinogens in both current smokers and those who use either e-cigarettes
or NRT. To see the extremely encouraging results you can see the fully study by
visiting the link above.

A Hopeful Start for
the UK

After a somewhat gloomy end to 2016 the UK has
seen plenty of positive vaping stories this year, including the news that
somebody in the UK switches to vaping every four minutes.
There was also a story from Vape News Magazine about the boom of vaping shops within the UK and ValueWalk
shared a fascinating map that detailed the most vape-friendly cities in the UK.

Vaping is Not a Gateway

One of the
biggest stories that’s been gaining momentum since late last year is the
ongoing debate about whether or not vaping can act as a gateway to renormalise
smoking. While the evidence confirms vaping is not a gateway, there are still
those who suggest it is, which is why it’s so heartening to see so many
research reports and studies stating that the gateway suggestion is unfounded.

An
interesting story that nobody predicted is the amount of media attention that
has been given to attitudes to vaping within the prison system. Since the
beginning of the year we’ve seen three separate stories spring up, starting
with the initial news that vaping had been trialled at Guernsey prison and was due to be rolled out across
other institutions.

This was
followed last month by the news that both prisoners inIreland and the Isle of Man would shortly gain access to vaping
products in a move towards harm reduction.

iVape?

In another
story that nobody could have guessed at the beginning of the year, it seems
tech overlords Apple might be turning their attention to the vaping industry.

After
rejecting new vaping apps that were submitted to the App
Store in January, Apple filed a patent at the end of the month that
suggested they might be looking to launch a vaporiser in the near future. There
has been no further news since but we’re intrigued to see if there are any
developments to this story.

Looking
closer to home at European vaping news, Iceland have begun drafting a bill to
regulate vaping, Finland are planning to be the first
European country to be tobacco-free by 2030 and in Bulgaria, one in every twenty people is now
a daily vaper.

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Based on the
first three months of the year, it looks as though there’s plenty more to come
in 2017. After the introduction of the TPD in May we’re expecting a lot of
focus on legislation and the changing face of vaping as these regulations are
rolled out across the countries in question.

Think our
list is missing any key stories? Please let us know viaFacebook or Twitter and we’ll be sure to include them in our next
news round-up.

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